Name: BinHex

Synonyms: hqx, .hqx, bin hex, binhex, binhexed, binhexing, binhexes

Type: glossary

Description:
A <format> for transforming <binary file|binary files> by encoding them
as <ASCII> text for transfer over 7-bit links (which garble non-text
<file|files>). 

The names of BinHex files usually end in ".hqx".

References: file (glossary), binary file (glossary), format (glossary),
ASCII (glossary)

Tags: file system

